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David Cameron

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David William Donald Cameron, born October 9, 1966, in London, served as Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 2010 to July 2016, first leading a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats and then a Conservative majority government from 2015. His governments pursued an austerity program of spending cuts following the financial crisis, and he called and narrowly won the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. He called the June 2016 referendum on European Union membership, which voters narrowly decided in favor of leaving, and resigned as prime minister the day after the result was announced.

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Classification
Political Role
Foreign Secretary 1
Political Role
Leader of the Conservative Party 1
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Leader of the Opposition 1
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Member of the House of Lords 1
Political Role
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1
Gender
Male 2
Birth Year
1966 2
Birth Date
1966-10-09 2
Sources
1. David Cameron - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
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2. David Cameron (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section, birth
    born 9 October 1966
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1966-10-09
  • Entity description, gender reference sentence
    His governments pursued an austerity program of spending cuts following the financial crisis, and he called and narrowly won the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
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